Geoglossum Pers.
(black earthtongues)

Interactions where Geoglossum is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

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Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
(live) live fruitbody is parasitised by Ovularia anamorph UK/Ireland Papulaspora candida an anamorphic ascomycete Hypocreales: Hypocreaceae Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Hypocreaceae/Papulaspora candida/Papulaspora candidaan anamorphic ascomyceteOvularia anamorph Fungus / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Fungi/Ascomycota/Geoglossomycetes/Geoglossales/Geoglossaceae/Geoglossum/Geoglossumblack earthtongueslivefruitbody Ovularia anamorph parasitises live fruitbody

Author & YearTitleSource
Dennis, R.W.G., 1995Fungi of the South East England383pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Geoglossum (black earthtongues) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Geoglossum (black earthtongues) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

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Species 1 references
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusGeoglossum (black earthtongues)
FamilyGEOGLOSSACEAE (earthtongues)
OrderGEOGLOSSALES (an order of fungi)
ClassGEOGLOSSOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
SubphylumPEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
PhylumASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Geoglossum (black earthtongues)

Geoglossum (black earthtongues) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Henrici, A. 2001 Notes and records (April 2001) Field Mycology Vol 2 (2): 46-49.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Geoglossum (black earthtongues):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 68 images of Geoglossum (black earthtongues)

A small group of black ascomycetes which grow in grassland. Many species are restricted to unimproved grassland, but their use as indicator species is limited as they can grow in mixed troups and need to be individually determined under the microscope.

The diagnostic features (ascospores, paraphyses) are microscopic, and require a ripe fruitbody, so not every specimen will be identifiable.

Ripe ascospores are dark grey (in most species) and multiseptate and will normally be abundant in the preps. Different parts of the fruitbody may be at different stages of ripeness, so try a second sample before giving up.

The different species of Earth Tongues are more or less indistinguishable in the field. As they often grow in mixed groups, they have to be individually identified, back in the lab. When sampling a site, it’s best to collect a range of specimens with different shapes and from different patches to maximise the chance of sampling all the species and getting some mature fruitbodies.

A quick way to screen for ripe fruitbodies is to lay them out on white paper and cover them for an hour. The ripe fruitbodies will be surrounded by a halo of black spores.

The ascospores are best viewed in Lactophenol, as this removes confusing oil globules (AJS), but dilute Ammonia is better for the paraphyses as they separate better in this reagent (MWS). Melzer’s is good too (MWS).

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